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INDEX. 



Abington, 26. 

Arlington, 18, 21. 

Arnold Arboretum, 28, 29, 30, 39. 

Auburndale, 37. 

Bailey's Hotel, 25, 35, 36. 

Beacon Park, 12. 

Beachmont, 33. 

Beverly, 42. 
, Blue Bell, 27. 

Blue Hill, 38. 

Boylston Station, 9. 

Braintree, 30. 

Brighton, 9, 10, 14, 15, 24. 

Brockton, 26, 30. 

Brookline, 10, 13. 

Bunker Hill Monument, 32, 33. 

Bussey Farm, 29, 30. 

Cambridge port, 12, 16. 

Charlestown, 32. 

Chelsea, 35. 
;' Chestnut Hill Reservoir, 9, 10, 
13, i5, i6,2i7> 18, 25, 37, 39. 

Cobb's Tavern, 25. 
■■' Concord, 21, 22. 

Corey Hill, 10, 11. 

Dedham, 20, 30, 37, 38. 

Dorchester, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32. 

Downer's Landing, 31, 32. 

East Boston, 34. 

East Milton, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32. 

East Walpole, 19, 23, 30. 

Echo Bridge, 18, 35, 36. 

Essex House, 23, 42. 

East Saugus, 19, 23, 34, 42. 

Forest Hills Station, 20, 29,30,38. 

Foxboro, 29, 30. 

Framingham, 36. 

Gloucester, 41, 42. 

Great Head, 33. 

Great Sign Boards, 15, 17, 25. 

Harvard Sq., 11, 18, 19, 21, 22, 
23, 32, 33, 39- 

Hingham, 31, 32. 

Hotel Boscobel, 19. 

Hotel Faneuil, 14. 

Hotel Wellesley, 17. 

Hunnewell Estate, 16, 17. 

Hyde Park, 29, 38, 39, 41. 

Ipswich, 42. 

Jamaica Plain, 9, 38. 

Lexington, 18, 19, 20, 21. 

Longwood, 10, 13. 

Lynn, 19, 23, 35. 

Manchester, 42. 

Magnolia, 42. 

Maiden, 19, 23, 33, 34, 41. 

Maplewood, 19, 23, 33, 34, 42. 

Massapoag House, 20, 38. 

Mattapan, 2S, 3s, 39, 41. 
Mdrusu, 23, 41. 



Medford, 14, 19, 22, 23, 33, 34, 

40, 41. 
Middlesex Fells, 14. 
Mill Village, 38, 39. 
Milton, 27. 
Milton Lower Mills, 26, 27, 29, 

30, 31, 32, 39- 
Mount Auburn, 16, 20. 
Nahant, 34, 35. 
Nantasket Beach, 31. 
Natick, 36. 
Needham, 36. 
Newburyport, 42, 43. 
Newton, 15, 24. 
Newton Centre, 17, 18, 36, 39. 
Newton Highlands, 18, 36. 
Newton Lower Falls, 17, 25. 
Newton Upper Falls, 36. 
Newtonville, 15, 24. 
North Weymouth, 31, 32. 
Norwood, 30. 
Ocean Spray, 33, 34. 
Point of Pines, 34. 
Porter's Station, 14, 18, 19, 21, 

22, 23, 33, 34, 39, 40, 41. 
Quincy, 26, 27, 30, 31. 
Quincy Point, 31, 32. 
Randolph, 30. 
Reading, 40, 41. 
Revere Beach, 34, 35. 
Ridge Hill Farm, 17. 
Roslindale, 39. 
Salem, 23. 
Sharon, 20, 35. 
Somerville, 10, 15, 16, 32. 
Southboro, 36. 
South Canton, 20, 38. 
South Natick, 25, 35, 36, 38. 
Spot Pond, 14. 
South Quincy, 29. 
Stoneham, 41. 
Sunny Side, 33. 
Union Market House, 24. 
United States Arsenal, 24. 
Wakefield, 23, 41. 
Walpole, 30. 
Waltham, 22. 
Watertown, 22. 
Waverley, 19, 20. 
Wellesley, 15, 17. 
West Medford, 40. 
West Quincy, 29. 
West Roxbury, 30, 37, 38. 
West Roxbury Park, 27. 
Weymouth Landing, 26. 
Winchester, 40. 
Winthrop, 34. 
Woburn, 40. 
Wollaston Heights, 26. 
Woodlawn Cemetery, 35. 
Woodlawn Park Hotel, 24. 



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wheelman, was fully substantiated by the cordial recep- 
tion given the pioneer issue of the Cyclist's Road Book 
of Boston. Encouraged by the apparent appreciation 
of so many road riding wheelmen, the author again 
places at their disposal a second and enlarged edition 
of his work, in which he hopes that the mistakes and 
shortcomings of the first issue have been corrected, 
and that it possesses several improvements of practical 
value. 

It is naturally probable that no book of this class 
could be compiled, even with the most searching care, 
which would be free of minor mistakes, and the author 
would consider it a marked favor if the discoverer of 
any mis-statement would report it to him, in order that it 
may be corrected in next season's edition. 

In substance the arrangement of the first edition has 
been retained, the turnings specified as right or left, the 
distances stated, the condition of the road-bed given, 
and information calculated to be of interest to wheel- 
men is plentifully scattered throughout the book. 

When two or more partially similar routes appear it 
is to be presumed that each presents an attraction or 
advantage unpossessed by the others. 

The author again would express his appreciation of 
the very material aid rendered him by fellow wheel- 
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ROUTE ONE. 



Boston to Chestnut Hill Reservoir via High- 
lands. 



Excellent. 

Asphalt. 

Excellent. 

Good. 





Trinity Sq. 




Dartmouth St. 


Right. 


Columbus Ave. 


Left. 


West Chester Park. 


Ri«ht. 


Harrison Ave. 


Left. 


Warren St. ] 


Right. 


Walnut Ave. [ 


Right. 


School St. f High 


Left. 


Amory St. J 




Boylston Station. 




Boylston St. 


Left. 


Chestnut St. 


Right. 


Spring Park Ave. 




Jamaica Plain. 


Left- 


Centre St. 


Right. 


Pond St. 


Right. 


Newton St. 


Right. 


Hammond St. 


Right. 


Beacon St. 




Rear Entrance. 



Excellent. 



3 1-2 miles. 
Excellent. 



4 miles. 
Excellent. 



9 3-4 miles. 

The Reservoir drive is exceedingly popular among 
cyclists, who generally congregate at the watering- 
trough, at the lower basin. The Drive is also generally 
utilized as a training-track for Boston crack riders. It 
was at this place that G. R. Agassiz won the cham- 
pionship mile, in 3 21 1-2 ; and R. S. Codman made the 
quarter-mile record for the country, in 38 5-8 seconds, 
at the Suffolk Bicycle Club races, in the earlier days of 
cycling. The Drive of the lower-basin measures 1 1-6 
(1.17) miles in the middle of the way, with the scratch 
at the watering-trough. The bicycle record of the 
Reservoir is held by E. P. Burnham, in 3.15 ; and the 
tricycle record by W. A. Rhodes, in 3.43. 









ROUTE TWO. 


Bost 


ON 


to 


Chestnut Hill Reservoir via 
Brighton. 


Left. 

Right 

Left. 






Trinity Sq. 

Dartmouth St. Excellent. 
Beacon St. \ Mill-dam and " 
Brighton Ave. ) Mile ground. " 
Cambridge St. 



Left. 



4l miles. 
Excellent. 



Brighton. 

Winship St. 

Chestnut Hill Ave. 

Main Entrance. 
[See notes to Route i.] 
This is the regular route out from the city, 
somewhat round-about it is far better than 
direct, vi t: Beacon St. On Cambridge St., just beyond 
Winthrop St., is the Faneuil House, the League Hotel 
for Brighton. 



5 miles. 

Although 
the more 



1JOUTE THREE. 

Chestnut Hill Reservoir to Boston via Brook- 
line AND LONGWOOD. 



Right 

Left. 

Left. 

Right. 

Left. 

Right. 

Left. 

Right. 

Left. 

Ri^ht. 

Left. 

Right. 



Alain Entrance. 
Chestnut Hill Ave. 
Englevvood Ave. (Coast.) 
Beacon St. ) 



Excellent. 

Good. 
Excellent. 



Marion St. (Coast.) > Brookline 

Harvard St. ) 

Sewall Ave. 

Kent St. 

Dudley St. 

Hawes St. 

Monmouth St 

St. Mary's St 

Brighton Ave. 

Beacon St. 

Dartmouth St. 

Trinity Sq. 

This is one of the finest and most popular routes 
about Boston, its many turnings leading one through 
cool and shady avenues, lined by many of the finest 
suburban residences. It is a favorite return route for 
Reservoir mcon'ight parties. 



\ 

) Long- 
) wood. 

\ 

(Mill-dam.) 



Right. 



5 miles. 





KOUTK FOUR. 


Chestnut Hill Reservoir to Corey Hill. 




Main Entrance. 


Right. 


Chestnut Hill Ave. Excellent. 


Left. 


Englewood Ave. (Coast.) " 


Left. 


l'eacon St. Good. 


Left. 


Summit Hill Ave. ( 


Left. 


Corey //ill. \ I 1-2 miles. 



ROUTE FIVE. 

Boston to Corey Hill. 

Trinity Sq. 

Dartmouth St. Excellent. 

Left. Beacon St. 
Right. Summit Hill Ave. ) 

Corey Hill. \ 2 4-5 miles. 

Return to Boston by Marion St., directly opposite, 
and Route 3. 

Corey Hill was first overcome by Mr. H. D. Corey, 
of Boston, riding a Rudge; and subsequently by Mr. 
Bert Presey, of Smithville, N. J., riding a Star; Mr. E. 
R. Corson, of Rochester, N. H., riding a Star; Mr. 
Arthur Young, of St. Louis, Mo., riding an Expert 
Columbia; Mr. Joseph Murphy, of Waltham, Mass., 
riding a Standard Columbia; and Mr. W. W. Stall, of 
Boston, on a Victor tricycle. Prior to October, 1885, 
these gentlemen were the only cyclists who had suc- 
ceeded in climbing the hill, but during that month a hill- 
climbing contest occurred, when seven bicyclists and four 
tricyclists reached the top. Mr. W. W. Stall, on a 54- 
inch Roadster Star, geared level, made the bicvele 
record for the hill in 3 m. 24 1-5 s. ; and Mr. John Wil- 
liams, on a 40-inch Quadrant tricycle, geared to 48 
inches, secured the tricycle record, in 3 m. 46 2-5 s. 

Length of Corey Hill, 2,300 feet; height 199 feet; 
average rise, 1 foot in 11.41; steepest grade, last 158 
feet, 1 foot in 7.85. 

The view from the top of the hill well repays for the 
labor of ascending it, on foot if necessary. The 1 5S 
feet is what generally bowls over the cyclists. 



ROUTE S X. 

Boston to Harvard Square. 

Trinity Sq. 

Dartmouth St. Excellent. 

Left. Beacon St. ) Mill-dam and " 

Right. Brighton Ave. ) Mile ground. " 

Right. Linden St. " 

Right. Cambridge St. " 
Left. North Harvard St. 

Brighton St. " 

Harvard Sq. 4 3-4 miles. 



Return via Mt. Auburn St., Right, Magazine St., and 
the reverse of Route 8. 

Harvard University joins Harvard Sq. Cyclists 
should especially inspect Hemenway Gymnasium, Me- 
morial Hall, and the Washington Elm, on the north side 
of the Square. 



ROUTE SEVEN. 

Boston to Beacon Park. 





Trinity Sq. 
Dartmouth St. 


Excellent. 


Left. 


Commonwealth Ave. 


Good. 


Right. 


Gloucester St. 


" 


Left. 


Beacon St. ) Mill-dam and 
Brighton Ave. \ Mile ground. 
Harvard St. 


Excellent. 


Right. 
Right. 


" 


Right. 


Cambridge St. 
Allston Depot. 
Beacon Park. 


<< 
.< 

3 3-4 miles. 



The L. A. W. championship races, of '82, were held 
in the Park, as were also the once locally famous Bos- 
ton and Massachusetts Inter-Club races. During the 
trotting season Beacon Park is the scene of many nota- 
ble turf events. 



ROUTE EIGHT. 

Boston to Cambridgeport. 





Trinity Sq. 








Dartmouth St. 




Excellent. 


Left. 


Beacon St. \ Mill-dam 


and 


" 


Right. 


Brighton Ave. f Mile grou 


md. 


" 




Cottage Farm Bridge. 




" 


Right. 


Brookline Bridge. 
Brookline St. 




;; 


Left. 


Chestnut St. 




" 


Right. 


Magazine St. 




Good. 




Central Sq. 




3 1-4 miles. 



Return, Left, River St. to Allston Station, Cam- 
bridge St., and reverse of Route 6. 

The Harvard, Union and City rowing courses arc in 
the Charles River on the right of Brookline bridge. 



Left. 

Right. 

Left. 

Right. 

Left. 

Ri^ht. 

Left. 

Rio-ht. 

Left. 

Left. 



ROUTE NINE. 






Boston to Brookline. 






Trinity Sq. 






Dartmouth St. 


Excellent. 


Beacon St. ) Mill-dam and 




" 


Brighton Ave. f Mile ground. 




" 


St. Mary's St. 




" 


Monmouth St. ( 
Hawes St. \ 




" 




" 


Colchester St. ( Long- 




" 


Kent St. \ wood. 




«< 


Grove St. \ 




•* 


Aspinwall St. \ 




" 


Harvard St. 




" 


Brookline. 


3 3-S 


miles. 



Right. 


Brighton Ave. 


Excellent. 


Left. 


Harvard St. 


" 




Brookline. 


4 1-4 miles. 


Left. 


Beacon St. (Mill-dam.) 


Excellent. 


Left. 


Western Ave. 


Good. 


Right. 


Tremont St. 
Walnut St. 


« 




Brookline. 


3 1 8 miles. 




Return. 






Walnut St. 


Good. 


Left. 


Warren St. 


a 


Left. 


Cottage St. 


<< 


Left. 


Goddard Ave. 


" 


Right. 


Prince St. 


" 


Left. 


Pond St. 


<< 


And return to city by reverse of Route i, 


or, 



Right. Warren St. 
Left. Boylston St. 
Right. Brighton St. 

Chestnut Hill Reservoir. 
And to Boston by Route 3, 



Good. 



or reverse of Route 



The first section of this route leads through the hand- 
somest part of the suburbs, and has somewhat of a 
gradual ascent all of the way. The second section is 
the best of the three, but is rather roundabout. The 
last section is the most direct, but is the poorest riding. 



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The Return Route includes several of the best of Bos- 
ton roads, and is admirably adapted for an afternoon's 
spin, i 

ROUTE TEN. 

Boston to Hotel Faneuil. 

Trinity Sq. 

Dartmouth St. Excellent. 

Left. Beacon St. ) Mill-dam and 

Right. Brighton Ave. \ Mile ground. " 

Left. Cambridge St. " 

Brighton. 

Hotel Faneuil. 4 3-4 miles. 

Hotel Faneuil, the League hotel for Brighton, is the 
recognized starting point of the long-distance road rac- 
ing of Boston wheelmen. It was here that McCurdy, 
Munger, Huntley, Ives and Rhodes started and finished 
their contests in the fall of 1885. The hotel is well 
patronized by Sunday-riding cyclists and clubs on short 
moonlight runs. 

ROUTE ELEVEN. 

Boston to Middlesex Fells and Spot Pond. 





Trinity Sq. 








Dartmouth St. 


Excellent. 


Left. 


Beacon St. ) Mill-dam and 




" 


Right. 


Brighton Ave. \ Mile ground. 




" 


Right. 


Linden St. 




" 


Right. 


Cambridge St. 




'* 


Left. 


North Harvard St. 
Brighton St. 




« 


Cross. 


Harvard Sq. 


4 3-4 


miles. 




North Ave. 




Good. 




Porter's Station. 


5 1-2 


miles. 


Right. 


Russell St. 




Fair. 


Left. 


Elm St. 




" 


Cross. 


Broadway. 
Harvard St. 




K 


Left. 


Medford St. 




Good. 




Medford. 


8 3-4 


miles. 


Left. 


Forest St. 
Middlesex Fells. \ 
Stot Pond. \ 




Good. 




10 1-4 


miles. 



Return via Wyoming Station and Malden, and re- 
verse of Route 25. 

A favorite resort for cycle picnics, and for partici- 
pants in Sunday runs. There is no good hotel near by. 
Boats can be hired for rowing and sailing. The roads 
near the pond are quite hilly. 



ROUTE TWELVE. 



Boston Around Great Sign Boards. 





Trinity Sq. 






Dartmouth St. 


Excellent. 


Left. 


Commonwealth Ave. 


" 


Right. 


West Chester Park. 


Good. 


Left. 


Beacon St. ) Mill-dam and 
Brighton Ave. ) Mile ground. 


Excellent. 


Right. 


" 


Left. 


Cambridge St. 


" 




Brighton. 


4 1-2 miles. 




Washington St. 


Good. 




Newton. 


6 3-4 miles. 




Newtonville. 


7 3-4 miles. 




West Newton. 


8 3-4 miles. 




Great Sign Boards. 


10 1-2 miles. 


Left. 


Beacon St. 


Excellent. 




Chestnut Hill Reservoir. 


15 miles. 



Return from the Reservoir 
Route 1 or 2. 



by Route 3, or reverse of 



This route stands second in the favor of Boston 
wheelmen, and is especially utilized for moonlight and 
short club runs. The return into the Reservoir is a 
trifle hilly, but the road bed is of the very best, and the 
route includes many of the numerous superb country 
seats about Boston. 



Left. 
Right. 

Right. 



ROUTE THIRTEEN. 

Boston to Somerville. 

Trinity Sq. 

Dartmouth St. 

Beacon St. '( Mill-dam and 

Brighton Ave. ) Mile ground. 

Cottage Farm Bridge. 

Brookline Bridge. • 



Excellent. 



Excellent. 

3 14 miles. 
Good. 



6 miles. 

On Central Hill [via Summer St., Right, Walnut St., 
Left, Highland Ave.] is located the old fort, construct- 
ed partially of Revolutionary relics. The view from 
the hill embraces the adjoining towns for miles around. 



Left. 


Chestnut St. 


Right. 


Magazine St. 




Cambridgeport. 


Cross. 


Central Sq. 




Prospect St. 


Left. 


Webster Ave. 


Cross. 


Railroad track. 




Union Sq. ) 




SOMERVILLE. \ 





ROUTE FOURTEEN. 






Boston to Mt. Auburn. 






Trinity Sq. 






Dartmouth St. 


Excellent. 


Left. 


Beacon St. ) Mill-dam and 
Brighton Ave. \ Mile ground. 


it 


Right. 


" 


Right. 


Linden St. 


" 


Right. 


Cambridge St. 


<< 


Left. 


North Harvard St. 
Brighton St. 


« 


Left. 


Mt. Auburn St. 


Good. 




Mt. Auburn. 


5 3-4 miles. 



Mt. Auburn was established by the Massachusetts 
Horticultural Society in 183T, and is the oldest garden 
cemetery in America. Its horticultural beauties are 
upon the grandest scale. 



ROUTE FIFTEEN. 

Boston to Hunnewell Estate. 



Trinity Sq. 




Dartmouth St. 


Excellent. 


Left. Beacon St. ) Mill-dam and 
Right. Brighton Ave. ) Mile ground. 


" 


" 


Left. Cambridge St. 


" 


Left. Winship St. 


" 


Through Chestnut Hill Reservoir. 


5 miles. 



Bight. Beacon St. 

Gi'eat Sign Boards. 

Newton Lower Falls. 

Wellesley Hills. 

Wellesley. 
Left. Washington St. 

Hunnewell Estate. 



Excellent. 

10 miles. 
1 1 1-2 miles. 

13 1-4 miles. 

Good. 

14 1-2 miles. 



The Hunnewell Estate is private, but the public is 
generally allowed access to the grounds, through the 
courtesy of Mr. Hunnewell, upon application at the 
mansion. The gardens are beautifully laid out after 
the English style, and overlook Lake Wauban and 
Wellesley College. 



ROUTE SIXTEEN. 

Boston to Ridge Hill Farm and Hotel Wel- 
lesley. 

[Baker's Gardens.] 





Trinity Sq. 








Dartmouth St. 




Excellent* 


Left. 


Beacon St. ) Mill-dam 


and 


" 


Hight. 


Brighton Ave. \ Mile ground. 


<( 


Left. 


Cambridge St. 






Left. 


Winship St. 




a 


Through Chestnut Hill Reservoir. 




5 miles. 


Right. 


Beacon St. 




Excellent. 




Newton Centre. 




7 miles. 




Beacon St. 




Excellent. 




Newton Lower Falls. 




10 miles. 




Wellesley Hills. 




n 1-2 miles. 




Wellesley. 




13 1-4 miles. 


Left. 


Grove St. 

Rid-je Hill Farm. 1 

Hotel Wellesley. \ 




Good. 






13 1-4 miles. 



Ridge Hill Farm illustrates the peculiar style of its 
owner (W. E. Baker, Esq.), and is the field of strange 
conceits and remarkable out-of-door surprises. 



ROUTE SEVENTEEN. 

Boston to Echo Bridge, Newton. 



Trinity Sq. 

Dartmouth St. 

Beacon St. | Mill-dam and 

Brighton Ave. ) Mile ground. 

Cambridge St. 

Winship St. 
Through Chestnut Hill Beservoir. 
Bight. Beacon St. 

Newton Centre. 

Centre St. 

Newton Highlands. 

Boylston St. 

Echo Bridge. 

Try the echo under the bridge with the bugle. The 
return route is abundant in magnificent coasts. 



Left. 
Bight. 

Left. 
Left. 



Left. 

Bight. 
Left. 



Excellent. 



5 miles. 
Excellent. 

7 miles. 
Excellent. 

8 1-4 miles. 
Excellent. 

9 3-4 miles. 



ROUTE EIGHTEEN. 



Boston to Lexington via Arlington. 





Trinity Sq. 










Dartmouth St. 






Excellent. 


Left. 


Beacon St. \ Mill-dam 


and 




" 


Bight. 


Brighton Ave. \ Mile ground. 




" 


Bight. 


Linden St. 






u 


Bight. 


Cambridge St. 






it 


Left. 


North Harvard St. 
Brighton St. 






1* 


Cross. 


Harvard Sq. 
North Ave. 




4 


3-4 miles. 
Good. 




Porter's Station. 




5 


1-2 miles. 




Arlington. 




7 


1-4 miles. 




Arlington Avenue. 






Poor. 




East Lexington. 




IO 


1-4 miles. 




Lexington (Common). 




12 


1-2 miles. 




Lexington Monument. 









Return via reverse of Route 20. 

This route from North Ave. and beyond is substan- 
tially the path taken by the British troops on the way 
to the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and along the 
road are many mementos of that Revolutionary event. 
Route 20 gives much better wheeling, but is devoid o£ 
historical points o>f interest. 



ROUTE NINETEEN. 

Boston to Hotel Boscobel, Lynn. 
[W. P. Comee, Proprietor.] 





Trinity Sq. 










Dartmouth St. 






Excellent. 


Left. 


Beacon St. ) 
Brighton Ave. ) 


Mill-dam and 


" 


A ight. 


Mile 


ground. 


a 


Right. 


Linden St. 






" 


Right. 


Cambridge St. 






(( 


Left. 


North Harvard St. 




" 




Brighton St. 






"■ 




Harvard Sq. 






" 




North Ave. 






Good. 




Porter's Station. 




5 1-2 miles. 


Right. 


Russell St. 






Fair. 


Left. 


Elm St. 






" 


Cross. 


Broadway. 
Harvard Sq. 






Good. 


Left. 


Medford St. 
Medford. 






<< 
8 3-4 miles. 


Right. 


Salem St. 
Malden. 
Maplewood. 
East Saugus. 
Lynn. \ 
Hotel Boscobel. \ 






Good. 

10 3-4 miles. 

12 1-4 miles. 

16 miles. 

17 1-4 miles. 



The Boscobel is situated on the right at the head of 
Lynn Common. It is specially arranged for the serv- 
ing of club dinners, and a favorite resort for Sunday 
tourists, who find in its dining room and on its cool 
verandas the comforts of a model road house. This 
house is extensively patronized by members of the 
Cambridge, Somerville, Wakefield and other suburban 
bicycle clubs. The Lynn bicycle track is reached from 
the hotel by crossing through Elm Street and turning 
to the right into Western Ave. 



ROUTE TWENTY. 

Boston to Lexington via Waverley. 



Trinity Sq. 
Dartmouth St. 



Excellent. 



Left. Beacon St. ) Mill dam and Excellent. 

Right. Brighton Ave. \ Mile ground. " 

Right. Linden St. 

Right. Cambridge St. " 

Left. North Harvard St. 

Brighton St. 
Left. Mt. Aubui n St. 

Mt. Auburn. 

Belmont St. 
Right. North St. 

Waverley. 

East Lexington. 
Left. Main Road. 

Lexington. 

This route is about a mile longer than No. iS. The 
road bed is excellent, and it is recommended to those 
who prefer good riding to viewing historical landmarks. 







Good. 


5 3-4 


miles. 
Fair. 






« 


8 


1-2 


miles. 


1 1 


1-2 


miles. 
Fair. 


l 3 


1-2 


miles. 



ROUTE TWENTY-ONE. 

Boston to Massapoag House, Sharon. 

Trinity Sq. 

Dartmouth St. Good. 

Right. Columbus Ave. Asphalt. 

Left. W. Chester Park. Excellent. 

Right. Harrison Ave. Good. 
Left. Warren St. 

Right. Walnut Ave. Excellent. 

Walnut St. " 

Right. Morton St. Good. 

Forest Hills Station. 3 1-2 miles. 

Left. Washington St. Good. 

Dedham. 8 1-4 miles. 

East St. Good. 

Right. Greenledge St. Fair. 

Greenledge Station. 11 3-4 miles. 

Willow St. Fair. 

Green St. " 

Ponkapoag. 12 1-2 miles. 

Right. Washington St. Fair. 

South Canton. 16 1-4 miles. 

Sharon. 

Massapoag House. \ 20 miles. 

Lake Massapoag. 



The "Wheel Around the Hub" tourists made the first 
night's stop at the Massapoag House. The roads be- 
yond Dedham are somewhat below the average of su- 
burban roads. 



KOUTE TWENTY-TWO. 



Boston to Concord. 





Trinity Sq. 






Dartmouth St. 


Excellent. 


Left. 


Beacon St. ) Mill-dam and 
Brighton Ave. ) Mile ground. 


" 


Right. 


" 


Right 


Linden St. 


« 


Right 


Cambridge St. 


« 


Left. 


North Harvard St. 
Brighton St. 


« 


Cross. 


Harvard Sq. 


4 3-4 miles. 




Porter's Station. 


5 1-2 miles. 




Arlington. 






Arlington Ave. 


Poor. 




East Lexington. 


6 1-2 miles. 




Lexington (Common). 


8 1-4 miles. 




Monument St. 


Poor. 




Lexington St. 


« 




Concord (Common). 


14 1-2 miles. 



About one mile this side of the Common is the old 
Nathaniel Hawthorne house (with tower), with Haw- 
thorne's walk between it and the Alcott house, and the 
chapel of the Concord School of Philosophy adjoining. 
A half-mile further on, in the forks of the road, is the 
Emerson homestead. Just at the entrance to the village. 
on the left, is the old Wright Tavern. On the right, 
down Monument St., are the Old Manse and "One-Arch 
Bridge," the scene of the Battle of Concord. On Main 
St. are the Concord Library and the old Thoreau house, 
the present home of A. Bronson and Louisa M. Alcott. 
In the old Court House is the C. E. Davis collection of 
relics. The first Provincial Congress was held in the 
Unitarian Church edifice, near the Wright Tavern. 



ROUTE TWENTY -THREE. 

Boston to Concord. 





Trinity Sq. 










Dartmouth St. 






Excellent. 


Left. 


Beacon St. ) 
Brighton Ave. ) 


Mill-dam and 


" 


Right. 


Mile 


ground. 


" 


Right. 


North Beacon St. 




M 




Market St. 






Good. 




Watertown. 






5 3-4 miles. 




Main St. 






Good. 




Waltham. 






8 3-4 miles. 




Main St. 






Good. 


Cross. 


Mass. Central R. 


R. 






Right. 


Western Station. 






12 1-4 miles. 


Left. 


North Ave. 






Fair. 


Cross. 


Fitchburg R. R. 








Right. 


Fork of Roads. 






" 


Right. 


Walden St. 
Walden Pond. 
Concord. 






Poor. 
18 3-4 miles. 



The excellence of the road-bed by this route over 
that of Route 22 more than compensates for the in- 
creased distance. 



ROUTE TWENTY-FOUR. 

Boston to Wakefield. 





Trinity Sq. 










Dartmouth St. 






Excellent. 


Left. 


Beacon St. ) Mill 
Brighton Ave. ) Mile 


dam 


and 


" 


Right. 


ground. 


" 


Right. 


Linden St. 






" 


Right. 


Cambridge St. 






u 


Left. 


North Harvard St. 
Brighton St. 






M 

It 


Cross. 


Harvard Sq. 






4 3-4 miles. 


Left. 


North Ave. 
Porter's Station. 






Good. 

5 1-2 miles. 

Fair. 


Right. 


Russell St. 






Left. 


Elm St. 








Cross. 


Broadway. 
Harvard St. 






„ 


Left. 


Medford St. 
Medford. 






Good. 
8 1-4 miles. 



Right. Salem St. Good. 

Malden. io 3-4 miles. 

Main St. Good. 

Melrose. 12 1-2 miles. 

Main St. Good. 

Wakefield. 16 1-4 miles. 

This route passes Tufts College on the left. Mystic 
Trotting Park is on the right of Med ford St. On Elm 
St., Somerville, is located the old Revolutionary powder 
house. 



ROUTE TWEN1Y-F1VE. 

Boston to Essex House, Salem. 





Trinity Sq. 










Dartmouth St. 






Excellent. 


Left. 


Beacon St. f Mill-dam and 


a 


Right 


Brighton Ave. \ Mile 


ground. 


" 


Right. 


Linden St. 






" 


Eight. 


Cambridge St. 






" 


Left. 


North Harvard St. 
Brighton St. 






« 


Cross. 


Harvard Sq. 






4 34 miles. 


Left. 


North Ave. 
Porter's Station. 






Good. 
5 1-2 miles. 


Right. 


Russell St. 






Fair. 


Left. 


Elm St. 






" 


Cross. 
Left. 


Broadway. 
Harvard St. 

Medford St. 
Medford. 






Good. 
8 3-4 miles. 


Right. 


Salem St. 
Malde . 
Salem St. 
Maplewood. 
East Saugus. 
Lynn (Common). 
Common St. 
Essex St. 
Lafayette St. 






Good. 
10 3-4 miles. 

Good. 

12 1-4 miles. 

16 miles. 

17 1-4 miles. 

Fair, 
a 

Good. 


Right. 


Essex St. 

Essex House, Salem. 








At Maiden pump take Ferry 


St, L 


ft, Elm St., for 


Wood! 


awn Cemetery. 








This 


is one of the favorite runs 


for Bi 


3ston wheelmen. 



and one is always likely to find wheelmen, at dinner, at 
the Essex House. This route can be somewhat short- 
ened by taking the Chelsea Ferry, between Boston and 
Chelsea. [See last part of Route 42.] 

An excellent after dinner trip can be made by crossing 
the bridge into Beverly, and on to Manchester and 
Gloucester, following the shore road. For points of 
interest in and about Gloucester read " In and Around 
Cape Ann," by J. S. Webber, Jr. ; of Gloucester. 



ROUTE TWENTY-SIX. 

Boston to Union Market House. 

Trinity Sq. 

Dartmouth St. Excellent. 

Left. Beacon St. ) Mill-dam and " 

Right. Brighton Ave. ) Mile ground. " 

Right. North Beacon St. " 

Charles River Bridge. 

United States Arsenal. 
Right. Walnut St. 
Left. Union Market House. 5 1-4 miles. 

This route is often chosen by the Mass. Bi. Club for 
a breakfast run. The Union House can be telephoned 
from Boston. The hotel is much patronized by cattle- 
dealers, and its substantial cuisine, particularly steaks 
and other meats, has earned a well-deserved reputation 
among the always hungry cyclists. 



ROUTE TWENTY-SEVEN. 

Boston to Woodlawn Park Hotel. 





Trinity Sq. 










Dartmouth St. 






Excellent. 


Left. 


Beacon St. ) 
Brighton Ave. \ 


Mill-dam 


and 


« 


Right. 


Mile ground. 


« 


Left. 


Cambridge St. 
Brighton. 
Washington St. 
Newton. 
Newtonville. 
West Newton, 
Washington St. 






Good. 

6 3-4 miles. 

7 3-4 miles. 

8 3-4 miles. 

Good. 




Woodlawn Park 


Hotel. 




9 1-2 miles. 



Return via " Great Sign Boards " and Beacon St. to 
Chestnut Hill Reservoir, as given in Routes 3 and 12. 

The Woodlavvn Park Hotel is so much patronized by 
Massachusetts Bicycle Club men that it is frequently 
called the country headquarters of that Club. It is the 
rule for wheelmen to dine at the Woodlawn Park Hotel, 
when in the vicinity, and it is seldom that during the 
riding season one cannot find wheelmen there. 





ROUTE TWENTY-EIGHT. 




Boston to Bailey's Hotel, 


South 


Natick. 




Trinity Sq. 








Dartmouth St. 




Excellent. 


Left. 


Beacon St. [ Mill-dam 


l and 


" 


Right. 


Brighton Ave. J Mile ground. 


" 


Left. 


Cambridge St. 




" 


Left. 


Winship St. 




" 


T/irou, 


fk Chestnut Hill Reservoir. 




5 miles. 


Rig/it. 


Beacon St. 




Excellent. 




Great Sign Boards. 




10 miles. 




Newton Lower Falls. 




10 3-4 miles. 




Welles ley Hills. 




12 1-2 miles. 


Left. 


Washington St. 




Good. 




South Natick. 




16 miles. 




Bailey's Hotel. 







Bailey's Hotel is the starting place of the 100 miles 
road and tricvcle races of the Boston Bicycle Club, and 
the general rallying and dining place for all-day runs on 
Sundays and holidays. The vicinity of the hotel is rich 
in historical points of interest. In the square where 
now stands the drinking fountain once stood the oak 
under which John Eliot, the Indian apostle, week'y 
gathered together the first Indian Church, after the 
flight from Nonantum Hill. A large tree near by goes 
by the name of " Eliot's Oak," in commemoration of 
these meetings, and directly opposite the hotel, in the 
green, stands the Eliot Memorial Monument. The 
roads into the city are of the very highest sand-papered 
variety, and are the chosen scorching grounds of the 
city " cracks." 

route twenty-nine. 

Boston to Cobb's Tavern. 

Trinity Sq. 

Dartmouth St. Good. 



Right. 


Columbus Ave. 




Asphalt. 


Left. 


W. Chester Park. 




Excellent. 




Swett St. 




Good. 


Right. 


Boston St. 
Columbia St. 




u 


Left. 


Washington St. 




" 




Codman Hill. 




( Coast carefully ) 




Dorchester. 




6 1-4 miles. 


Cross 


Neponset River />- 


ridge. 






Milton Lower 


Mills. 


61-2 miles. 




Milton Hill. 






Right. 


Centre Ave. 
Washington St. 




Good. 


Right. 


Washington St. 
Cemetery. 








Cobb's Tavern. 




14 miles. 



At the top of Milton Hill an excellent view of Boston 
Harbor and Massachusetts Bay, and of the surrounding 
country, is afforded. Codman Hill has a short stiff 
grade which should be coasted carefully. Cobb's 
Tavern is sometimes styled the country house of the 
Boston Bicycle Club, it being the turning point of the 
majority of its club runs. The hotel building has the 
appearance of a farm house of a century ago. 



ROUTE THIRTY. 



Boston to South Abington and Brockton. 





Trinity Sq. 








Dartmouth St. 




Good. 


Right. 


Columbus Ave. 




Asphalt. 


Left. 


Chester Park. 




Excellent. 


Right. 


Boston St. 




Good. 


Left. 


Hancock St. 




" 


Left. 


Adams St. 




Excellent. 


Left. 


Neponset Ave. 




Lair. 




Wollaston Heights. 


9 


1-4 miles. 




QUINCY. 


10 


3-4 miles. 




Weymouth Landing. 


J 3 


1-4 miles. 




So. Weymouth. 


16 


1-4 miles. 




No. Abington. 


l 9 


1-4 miles. 




Abington. 




21 miles. 




So. Abington. 




23 miles. 




Brockton. 




28 miles. 



2 7 

ROUTE THIRTY-ONE. 

Boston to West Roxbury Park. 





Trinity Sq. 






Dartmouth St. 


Good. 


Right. 


Columbus Ave. 


Asphalt. 


Left. 


Chester Park. 


Excellent. 


Right. 


Harrison Ave. 


Good. 


Left. 


Warren St. 


" 


Right. 


Blue Hill Ave. 


" 




West Roxbury Park. 


3 3-4 miles. 



Return, Right, Morton or Williams St. to Walnut 
Ave., and to city by reverse of Route i. 

The land occupied by West Roxbury Park, which has 
recently been purchased by the City, covers about 500 
acres of more or less wild fields and wood-lands. The 
City has begun improvements, but it will be several 
years, probably, before any material change will be 
made over the natural appearance of this territory, and 
cyclists have full access to the roads which existed 
before the land became public property. On holidays 
the Park is the scene of much enlivenment, with numer- 
ous picnics and band concerts. 



ROUTE THIRTY-TWO. 

Boston to Milton and Quincy. 



Right 
Left. 
Left. 
Right. 

Left , 



Trinity Sq. 




Dartmouth St. 


Good. 


Columbus Ave. 


Asphalt. 


W. Chester Park. 


Excellent. 


Swett St. 


Good. 


Boston St. 


" 


Columbia St. 


« 


Washington St. 


Excellent. 


Co dm an Hill. 


{Coast carefully.) 


Dorchester. 


6 1-4 miles. 


A T cponset River Bridge. 




Milton Lower Mills. 


6 1-2 miles. 


Milton Hill. 




Adams St. 


Excellent. 


East Milton. 


8 1-4 miles. 


Blue Bell. 




Quincy. 


11 1-2 miles. 



Codman Hill is a short sharp coast, use care. Milton 
Hill is a very hard climb, and should only be coasted 
by skilful riders, and with brake on. Quincy is the 
home of the Adams family, and in the neighborhood 
are many points of historical interest, especially con- 
nected with the " Family of Presidents." 



ROUTE THIRTY-THREE. 

Boston to Mattapan. 





Trinity Sq. 




Dartmouth St. 


Right. 


Columbus Ave. 


Left. 


W. Chester Park. 


Right. 


Harrison Ave. 


Left. 


Warren St. 


Right. 


Walnut Ave. 


Left. 


Dale St. 


Right. 


Laurel St. 


Left. 


Power St. 


Right. 


Warren St. 


Left. 


Washington St. 




Dorchester. 


Right. 


River St. 




Mattapan. 



Good. 

Asphalt. 

Excellent. 

Good. 

Excellent. 



Good. 

Excellent. 

6 1-2 miles. 

Excellent. 

8 1-2 miles. 

To return to Boston, continue on to Hyde Park, and 
then the reverse of Route 34. 

The participants in "The Wheel Around the Hub," 
in 18S0 and 1884, started from the corner of Warren St. 
and Walnut Ave. The roads in and around Mattapan 
are unusually excellent, and generally form a part of 
the road race courses. 



ROUTE THIRTY-FOUR. 

Boston to Arnold Arboretum and Hyde Park. 



Good. 

Asphalt. 

Excellent. 

Good. 

Good. 
Excellent. 

Good. 





Trinity Sq. 




Dartmouth St. 


Right. 


Columbus Ave. 


Left. 


W. Chester Park, 


Right. 


Harrison Ave. 


Left. 


Warren St. 


Right. 


Walnut Ave. 


Risrht. 


Morton St. 



2 9 

Forest Hills Station. 3 1-2 miles. 

Cross. Boston and Providence R. R. 

Arnold Arboretum. 

Bussey Farm. 5 1-2 miles. 

Left. Hyde Park Ave. Fair. 

Hyde Park. 6 1-2 miles. 

Return from Arnold Arboretum, Walter St. to Pond 

St., Jamaica Plain, and reverse of Route 1 ; from Hyde 

Park, one good way is by River St. to Mattapan, and 

reverse of Route 33. 

At the Arboretum and Farm is a nearly exhaustive 
collection of shrubs and herbaceous plants possible to 
be grown in the open air in this climate. The Bussey 
Farm is the agricultural and horticultural department 
of Harvard University. 



ROUTE THIRTY-FIVE. 

Milton Lower Mills to West and South Quincy. 

Milton Lower Mills. 

Adams St. 

Milton Hill. 

East Milton Station. i 1-2 miles. 

Railway Village. 2 miles. 

Right. Common St. Good. 

West Quincy. 3 1-2 miles. 

Left. Water St. Fair. 

Right. Franklin St. 

South Quincy. 5 miles. 

At the foot of Franklin St. hill are located two old- 
fashioned houses, the birthplaces of John Adams and 
John Quincy Adams. From the top of Penn's Hill, close 
by, Mrs. John Adams and young Quincy Adams watched 
the Battle of Bunker Hill, and saw the departure of the 
British fleet from Boston. Scattered through the town- 
ship of Quincy are many other historical points of 
interest pertaining to Revolutionary times, directly con- 
nected with the Adams and Hancock families. 



ROUTE THIRTY-SIX. 

Boston to Foxboro. 

Trinity Sq. 

Dartmouth St. Good. 

Right. Columbus Ave. Asphalt. 



Left. 


Chester Park. 


Excellent. 


Right. 


Harrison Ave. 


Good. 


Left. 


Warren St. 


" 


Bight. 


Walnut Ave. 


Excellent. 




Walnut St. 


Good. 


Right. 


Morton St. 


" 




Forest Hills Station. 


3 1-2 miles. 


Cross. 


Railroad. 

Arnold Arboretum. 
Bussey Farm. 




Right. 


Bussey St. 


Good. 


Left. 


Walter St. 
South St. 


« 




West Roxbury. 


8 1-4 miles. 




Dedham. 


io 3-4 miles. 




Norwood. 


14 1-2 miles. 




East Walpole. 


16 1-4 miles. 




Walpole. 


19 miles. 




South Walpole. 


22 1-4 miles. 




FOXBORO. 


25 1-4 miles. 



IiOUTE THIRTY-SEVEV. 

Boston to Brockton. 





Trinity Sq. 








Dartmouth St. 




Good. 


'Rifrht. 


Columbus Ave. 




Asphalt. 


Left. 


Chester Park. 




Excellent. 


Right. 


Harrison Ave. 




Good. 


Left. 


Hunneman St. 
Yeoman St. 




Fair. 




Norfolk Ave. 




« 




Cottage Ave. 




" 


Right. 


Boston St. 




Good. 


Left. 


Hancock St. 




" 


Left. 


Adams St. 




Excellent. 




Dorchester. 




8 1-4 miles. 


Cross. 


Neponset River 


Bridge. 






Mi lion Lower Mills. 


8 1-2 miles. 




Milton Hill. 








Adams St. 




Excellent. 




East Milton. 




1 1 1-4 miles. 




Quincy. 




13 3-4 miles. 




Brain v ree. 




15 1-4 miles. 




South Braintree. 


17 miles. 




Randolph. 




20 1-4 miles. 




Brockton. 




25 2-5 miles. 



ROUTE THIRTY-EIGHT. 

Boston to Nantasket Beach. 





Trinity Sq. 






Dartmouth St. 


Good. 


"Right. 


Columbus Ave. 


Asphalt. 


Left. 


Chester Park. 


Excelle?it. 


Right. 


Harrison Ave. 


Good. 


Left. 


Warren St. 


" 


Left. 


Washington St. 


" 




Codman Hill. 


{Coast carefully.) 




Dorchester. 


61-4 miles. 


Cross. 


Nep onset River Bridge, 






Milton Lower Mills. 


6 1-2 miles. 




Milton Hill. 






Adams St. 


Excel! cut. 




East Milton. 


8 miles. 




QUINCY. 


10 1-2 miles. 




Washington St. 


Good. 




Quincy Point. 


12 1-4 miles. 




North Weymouth. 


14 miles. 




Bridge St. 


Fair. 




Lincoln St. 


" 




Hingham. 


17 miles. 




Old Colony House. 






Rockland' St. 


Fair. 




Nantasket P. 0. 


19 1-4 miles. 



At Nantasket P. O., take Jerusalem Road to the 
right, for shore hotels and restaurants in Cohasset ; and 
to the left for Nantasket Beach resorts. The roads in 
the vicinity of the beach are more or less sandy, 
particularly so in dry weather. 

The return to Boston can be made by cars or steamer. 



ROUTE THIRIY-NINE. 

Boston to Downer's Landing. 

Trinity Sq. 

Dartmouth St. Good. 

Right. Columbus Ave. Asphalt. 

Left. Chester Park. Excellent. 

Right. Harrison Ave. Good. 
Lejt. Warren St. 

Left. Washington St. Excellent. 

Codman Hill. {Coast carefully.) 



Cross. 



Dorchester. 


6 1-4 miles. 


Neponset River Bridge. 




Milton Lower Mills. 


6 1-2 miles. 


Milton Hill. 




Adams St. 


Excellent. 


East Milton. 


8 miles. 


Quincy. 


10 1 2 miles. 


Washington St. 


Good. 


Quincy Point. 


12 1-4 miles. 


North Weymouth. 


14 miles. 


Bridge St. 


Good. 


Lincoln St. 


" 


HlNGHAM. 


17 miles. 


Bridge St. 


Good. 


Squirrel Hill. 




Downer's Landing, first street 


on the left. 




18 3-4 miles. 



Downer's Landing is a seashore summer resort in 
Boston Harbor, and its clam and fish dinners are popular 
with cyclists, particularly - members of the Boston 
Bicycle Club. In dry weather especially the roads in 
this vicinity are very sandy. 



ROUTE FORTY. 

Boston to Bunker Hill Monument. 





Trinity Sq. 






Dartmouth St. 


Excellent. 


Left. 


Beacon St. ) Mill-dam and 
Brighton Ave. ) Mile ground. 


(< 


Right. 


" 


Right. 


Linden St. 


" 


Right. 


Cambridge St. 


« 


Left. 


North Harvard St. 


" 




Brighton St. 


(i 


Cross. 


Harvard Sq. 


4 3-4 mile 


Right. 


Kirkland St. 
Washington St. 
C T nion Sq. ) 

SOMERVILLE. ) 


Goo !. 




5 mile .. 




Washington St. 


Goo !. 




Sullivan Sq. { 
Charlestown. \ 






6 1-4 mile^ 


Right. 
Left. 


Rutherford St. 
Austin St. 


Good 


Cross. 


Main St. 


Poor. 



Right. 

Left. 



Warren St. 
Monument Ave. 
Monument. 



Good. 
7 1-2 miles. 



The monument is located in the centre of Charlestown, 
and is reached by this route without passing over any 
paved or poor streets. 



ROUTE FORTY-ONE. 

Boston to Revere Beach, Point of Pines, Beach- 

mont, Ocean Spray, Great Head 

and Point Shirley. 



Trinity Sq. 

Dartmouth St. 
Left. Beacon St. ) Mill-dam and 

Right. Brighton Ave. ) Mile ground. 
Right. Linden St. 
Right. Cambridge St. 
Left. North Harvard St. 

Brighton St. 
Cross. Harvard Sq. 
Left. North Ave. 

Porter's Station. 
Right. Russell St. 
Left. Elm St. 
Cress. Broadway. 

Harvard St. 
Left. Medford St. 

Medford. 
Right. Salem St. 

Malden. 

Maplewood. 

linden Sq. 
Right. Washington Ave. 
Left. Maiden St. 
Left. Beach St. 

Depot. 
Right. Beach Road. 
r Ocean Pier. 

Beachmont. 
T Ocean Spray. 

Great Head. 

Point Shirley. 
; Sunny Side. 
Left. Beach road {very poor) at Depot, 



Excellent. 



4 3-4 miles. 

Good. 

5 1-2 miles. 

Fair. 



Good. 
8 3-4 miles. 

Good. 
10 3-4 miles. 
12 1-4 miles. 

Good. 



miles. 



for 



Revere Beach. 
Point of Pines. 



East Boston A T orth Ferry. 

East Boston. 

Maverick Sq. 

Meridian St. Good. 

Right. Saratoga St. " 

Right. Winthrop Junction. 

Bridge. 

Winthrop. 

Ocean Spray. 

To return from Ocean Spray, cross the bridge at 
Great Head, run through Winthrop village, to the bridge, 
and to Winthrop Junction. 

All of these places lie along the North Shore, and are 
about a mile apart. The Point of Pines is a famous 
sea-side resort, with skating rink and band concerts 
afternoon and evening, and illuminations at night, and 
other sea-side attractions in abundance. 

Boston can be reached from all of these resorts by 
frequent trains. 



ROUTE FORTY-TWO. 

Boston to Nahaxt. 



Left- 
Right. 
Right. 
Right. 
Left. 

Cross. 
Left. 

Right. 

Left. 

Cross. 

Left. 

Right. 



Trinity Sq. 
Dartmouth St. 
Beacon St. 
Brighton Ave. 
Linden St. 
Cambridge St. 
North Harvard St. 
Brighton St. 
Harvard Sq. 
North Ave. 
Porter's Station. 
Russell St. 
Elm St. 
Broadway. 
Harvard St. 
Medford St. 
Medford. 
Salem St. 
Malden. 
Maplewood. 
East Saugus. 



Mill-dam and 
M le ground. 



Excellent. 



4 3-4 


m'.les. 
Good. 


5 


1-2 


miles. 
Fair. 

Good. 


8 



2 


3-4 

3-4 
1-4 
16 


miles. 
Good. 
miles. 



Lynn (Common). 17 1-4 miles. 

North or South Common St. Good. 

Right. Market St. " 

Left. Broad St. 
Right. Newhall St. 
Rii^ht. Lower Beach Road. " 

Hood Cottage ) Nahant . 20 , miles 

Bass Point House. ) ^ 

Relay House. 

At Maiden Pump take Ferry St., Left, Elm St., for 
Woodlawn Cemetery. 

This Route can be considerably shortened by taking 
Chelsea Ferry (foot of Hanover St.) to Chelsea, and as 
follows : 



Poor. 
Fair. 
Good. 





Chelsea Ferry. 




Chelsea. 




Winnisimmit St. 


Left. ' 


Beacon St. 


Right. 


Chestnut St. (Coast.) 


Left. 


Fifth St. 


Right. 


Spruce St. 


Right. 


Washington Ave. 




Carey Ave. 


Left. 


Clarke Ave. 


Right 


Eleanor St. 


Left. 


Broadway. 




Revere. 




Lynn (Common.) 



Fair. 
Good. 



Nahant is a beautiful and aristocratic watering place, 
with superb ocean views and breezes. The ocean roads 
are very good. The points of interest are Pirates' 
Cave, Maolis Gardens, Natural Bridge, Pulpit Rock, 
Spouting Horn and Cauldron Cliff. 



ROUTE FORTY-THREE. 

Bailey's Hotel to Echo Bridge, via South Bank 
of Charles River. 

Bailefs Hotel. 

South Natick. 
Cross. Charles Rhfer at 

Pleasant St. Good. 

Pass. Charles River St. 
Left. South Bank River Road. 
Cross. Charles River. 



36 



Central Ave. Fair. 

Needham. 4 3-4 miles. 

Newton Upper Falls. 7 1-4 miles. 
Echo Bridge. 



ROUTE FORTY- FOUR. 

Bailey's Hotel, South Natick, to Newton 
Centre, via North Bank of Charles River. 





Bailey's Hotel. \ 
South Natick. ) 










Pleasant St. 


Good. 


Cross. 


Charles River. 




Left. 


Charles River St. 


" 




Pine St. 


Fair. 




Central Ave. 


" 


Right. 


Great Plain Ave. 


" 




Needham Plains. 


5 miles. 


Left. 


Highland Ave. 


Fair. 




HlGHLANDVILLE. 


5 3-4 miles. 




Newton Highlands. 


8 miles. 




Centre St. 


Fair. 




Newton Centre. 


9 miles. 



route forty-five. 

South Natick to Framingham and Southboro. 

Bailey's Hotel. 

South Natick. 

Union St. Excellent. 

Natick. 2 miles. 

Lake Cochituate. 

South Framingham. 4 miles. 

Railroad Station. 
Cross. Railroad Track. 

Main Road. Excellent. 

Framingham Centre. 3 miles. 

Reservoir. 
Under Railroad Bridge. 

Southboro. 3 miles. 

At Framingham Reservoir the "sand paper" district 
practically ends, yet the riding to Southboro and beyond 
is fair. The Deerfoot Farms are located at Southboro. 



ROUTE FORTY-SIX. 

Trinity Sq. to Auburndale, via Reservoir Road. 





Trinity Sq. 








Dartmouth St. 






Left. 


Commonwealth Ave. 




Excellent. 


Right. 


Gloucester St. 




" 


Left. 


Beacon St. ) Mill-dam and 


H 


Right. 


Brighton Ave. J Mile 


ground. 


" 


Left. 


Cambridge St. 




Good. 


Left. 


Winship St. 




" 


Right. 


South St. 




" 


Right. 


Ward St. 




" 


Left. 


Centre St. 




u 


Right. 


Homer St. 




" 




Fuller St. 




Fair. 


Left. 


Washington St. 




Good. 


Rig/it. 


Woodlawn St. 




a 




Auburndale. 




10 miles. 



Return to Washington St., and via Newton to Boston. 



ROUTE FORTY-SEVEN. 

Chestnut Hill Reservoir to Norfolk House. 



Good. 

Excellent. 





Dedham. 




Reservoir. 




Beacon St. 


Left. 


Hammond St. 


Left. 


Newton St. 


Right. 


South St. 




Church St. 




South St. 


Right. 


Centre St. 




West Roxbury. 


Right. 


Spring St. 




Charles River. 




Bridge St. 


Left. 


Ames Street. 




Charles River. 




Washington St. 




Norfolk House. \ 




Dedham. \ 



Good. 



5 1-4 miles. 
Good. 



Good. 

Good. 
7 3-4 miles. 

The Norfolk House is well patronized by members of 
the Boston Club, and by parties from the Reservoir. 



ROUTE FORTY-EIGHT. 

Mattapan to Massapoag House, Sharon. 

Mattapan. 

Blue Hill Ave. Good. 

D . i Blue Hill. 

Between, j UMe Blue ^ 

Right. Washington St. Fair. 
Pass. Dedham St. 

Left. Main Road. " 

Through South Canton. 8 1-2 miles. 

Right. Main St. Fair. 

Sharon. ii 1-4 miles. 

Left. Pond St. Fair. 

Massapoag House. 13 1-4 miles. 

Pond St. and its extension circle the lake. The 
Massapoag House is a favorite stopping place for 
cyclists. 

The view from the top of the highest of the Blue Hills 
surpasses any view in America of cultivated country 
scenery, combined with an extensive view of Boston and 
twenty or more towns, and the ocean. The horizon line 
encloses over 400 square miles of land and water. 



ROUTE FORTY-NINE. 

Jamaica Plain to West Roxbury and Dedham. 

Soldiers' Monument. ) 

Jamaica Plain. J 

Eliot St. Excellent. 

Pond St. 

Pond St. Hill. 

Newton St. " 

Left. Grove St. 
Left. South St. 

Church St. Good. 

Right. Centre St. « 

West Roxbury. 4 \. 2 miles. 

Dedham. 7 m n es . 

For Boston take 
Left. High St. Good. 

Mill Village. i 1-4 miles 

Right. Milton St. 
Cross. Railroad Track. 
Left. Central Park Ave. J?air. 

Hyde Park Ave. « 

Hyde Park. , j. 2 miles. 



Forest Hills. 


6 3-4 miles. 


or a better quality of road take at 




Mill Village. 




Milton St. 


Fair. 


eft. River St. 


Good. 


Hyde Park. 


2 miles. 


Mattapan. 




Milton Lower Mills. 


4 3-4 miles. 


[See Milton Lower Mills for Boston retui 


:n routes.] 



ROUTE FIFTY. 

Chestnut Hill Reservoir to Mattapan, 
via roslindale. 

Reservoir. 

Beacon St. Good. 

Left. Hammond St. Excellent. 

Left. Nev.ton St. 
Right. South St. 

Church St. Good. 

South St. 
At junction of Water and South Sts., turn sharply to 
the Right, by Roslindale Station, Cross Washington St. 
and Hyde Park Ave., then wheel directly to Mattapan, 
7 1-4 miles. (See Mattapan in Index for several con- 
tinuations of this route. 

ROUTE FIFTY-ONE. 

Chestnut Hill Reservoir to Arnold Arboretum. 



Excellent. 
2 miles. 





Reservoir. 




Beacon St. 




Newton Centre. 


Left. 


Centre St. 


LJeft. 


Parker St. 


Left. 


Dedham St. 


Left. 


Weld St. 




Arnold Arboretum. 



Gocd. 
1-2 miles. 



ROUTE FIFTY-TWO. 

Harvard Sq. to Woburn, via Middlesex Fells 
and Spot Pond. 

Harvard Sq. 
Left. North Ave. Gchd. 

Porter's Station. 



Right. 


Russell St. 


Left. 


Elm St. 


Cross. 


Broadway. 




Harvard St. 


Left. 


Medfoid St. 




Medford. 


Cross. 


Mystic River. 


Left. 


Fulton St. 




Wyoming St. 




Pond St. 




Spot Pond. 


Left. 


Marble St. 




East Woburn. 


Left. 


Railroad St. 




Woburn. 


Return, 




Main St. 




Winchester. 




Wedge Pond. 




Grove St. 




West Medford. 



Fair. 



Good. 
5 miles. 

Good. 
Fair. 

8 miles. 

Fair. 
10 3-4 miles. 

Fair. 
12 1-4 miles. 

Fair. 
2 miles. 

Fair. 
4 1-4 miles. 



The region about Spot Pond is included under the 
comprehensive title of Middlesex Fells. 



ROUTE FIFTY- IHREE. 

Boston to Reading. 





Trinity Sq. 








Dartmouth St. 




Excellent. 


Left- 


Beacon St. ) Mill-dam 
Brighton Ave. ) Mile groi 


and 


a 


Right. 


md. 


" 


Right. 


Linden St. 




« 


Right. 


Cambridge St. 




" 


Left. 


North Harvard Street. 
Brighton St. 




" 


Cross. 


Harvard Sq. 




4 3-4 miles. 


Left. 


North Ave. 
Porter's Station. 




Good. 


Right. 


Russell St. 




Fair. 


Left. 


Elm St. 




a 


Cross. 


Broadway. 
Harvard St. 




« 


Lift. 


Medford St. 




« 




Medford. 




8 3-4 miles. 


Cross. 


Mystic River. 







Left. 



Left. 



Return, 



Fulton St. 
Wyoming St. 
Pond St. 
South St. 
Main St. 
Stoneham. 
Main St. 
Reading. 

John St. 

Lake Managowitt. 

Green St. 

Wakefield. 

Main St. 

Crystal Lake. 

Greenwood. 

Melrose. 

Malden. 



Good. 
Fair. 



10 1-4 miles. 

Fair. 

12 1-2 miles. 



Fair. 



3 miles. 
Fair. 

3 3-4 miles. 

5 miles. 

7 3-4 miles. 



[See Maiden for return to Boston.] 

This route can be shortened by taking Forest Street 
to Reading direct, but the road-bed this way is very poor. 



ROUTE FJFTY-FOUIt. 



Boston to Gloucester. 





Trinity Sq. 






Dartmouth St. 


Excellent. 


Left. 


Beacon St. ( Mill-dam and 


" 


Right. 


Brighton Ave. \ Mile ground. 


" 


Right. 


Linden St. 


a 


Right. 


Cambridge St. 


" 


Left 


North Harvard St. 


" 




Brighton St. 


<( 


Cross. 


Harvard Sq. 


4 3-4 miles. 


Left. 


North Ave. 


Good. 




Porter's Station. 


5 1-2 miles. 


Right. 


Russell St. 


Fair. 


Left. 


Elm St. 


" 


Cross. 


Broadway. 
Harvard St. 


" 


Left. 


Medford St. 


Good. 




Medford. 


8 3-4 miles. 


Right. 


Salem St. 


Good. 




Malden. 


10 3-4 miles. 



Salem St. Good. 

Maplewood. 12 1-4 miles. 

East Saugus. 16 miles. 

Lynn (Common). 7 1-4 miles. 

Common St. Fair. 

Essex St. " 

Lafayette St. Good. 

Right. Essex St. " 

Essex House, Salem. 22 1-2 miles. 

Left. St. Peter's St. Good. 

Right. Brown St. " 
Left. Winter St. 
Right. Bridge St. 

Bridge. 

Rantoul St. " 

Beverly. 24 1-4 miles. 

Right. Bow St. Good. 

Soldiers' 1 Monument. 
Left. Hale St. 

Pride's Crossing. 26 1-2 miles. 

Bkverly Farms. 27 miles. 

Manchester. 29 3-4 miles. 

Magnolia. 32 1-2 miles. 

Gloucester. 37 miles. 

The cycling headquarters hereabouts is located at the 
bicycle store of John Wood, Jr., Rantoul St. Mr. 
Wood is especially familiar with the roads and attrac- 
tions in this vicinity, and is always happy to impart 
any information or to show courtesy to visiting cyclists. 



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Beverly to Newburyport. 





Depot Square. 




Rantoul St. 


Follow. 


Horse-car Track. 




No. Beverly. 




Wenham. 


' 


Hamilton. 




I PSWICH. 


Right. 


Rngiiii ■ Houst . 


Left. 


First St. 



(-rood. 



I I 1-2 mile.-. 
Gvod. 



Rowley. 16 miles. 

Cross. Bridge. 

Newbury. 

Cemetery. 

High St. Good. 

Merrimac House. 

Newburyport. 

This route was a part of the original ioo miles road 
race. The roads beyond Beverly are fully up to the 
average of country roads. 



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Common, is daily gaining in favor. It is a capacious, handsome 
and substantial brick structure, furnished throughout in a neat and 
elegant manner. The house is designed for family accommodations 
as well as for transient guests. 



THE CUISINE 



Is in 



CHARGE OP A FIRST CLASS COOK. 



The larder contains the choicest of fish and game. Special 
attention given to the serving of 



Private Dinner Parties. 



No expense or pains will be spared to make the service of the 
house first class in every respect. 



A Fine Billiard Room, a Laundry, and a Stable are 
connected with the house. 



Telephone Number 652. 



LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 



THI 



• COLUMN™"' 

For 1886 

ARE CONFIDENTLY PRESENTED AS THE 



Staunchest, Most Reliable and Easiest Run- 
ning Machines Manufactured. 



rices* Reduced 



THE COLUMBIAS ARE THE HIGHEST 
GRADE OF MACHINES MADE. 



They have Stood the Test of the Roads for Eight Years, and 
so far as known there is not a COLUMBIA which by wear or 
breakage is unfit for use. 

The Riders of Columbias hold the Best Records 
of the World. 

The COLUMBIAS are Ridden by the Majority of Wheelmen 
at Every League Meet, and are almost invariably chosen by the 
Ijong-Distance Wheelmen. 

Every Part is Interchangeable, and can be obtained at our 
Branch Houses, or Agencies at every important centre. 



CATALOGUE SE3STT FREE: 



POPE MFG. CO., 

597 Washington Street, Boston. 
12 warren St., New York. BRANCH HOUSES, 115 Wabasb Ave., CMcaso. 



